June 2019 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released today the June 2019 Visa Bulletin. Most notably the June 2019 sees significant retrogression in the EB-1 India category, with the
Read More »Trump Administration Appoints New Deputy Director of USCIS
On Friday, May 10, the Trump administration announced that career staffer Mark Koumans would assume the role of Deputy Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Read More »White House May Make E-Verify Mandatory as Part of Immigration Reform
As the White House develops its immigration system reform, those familiar with the plans indicate that including a mandatory nationwide E-Verify may be part of the proposal.
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About New ICE Policy to Allow Local Law Enforcement to Detain Undocumented Immigrants
In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast, producer Ian Gaines talks about ICE’s Warrant Service Officer Agreement (WSO), released nationally on Monday, which
Read More »Second Anniversary of the “Buy American and Hire American” Executive Order
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) highlights changes that have impacted business immigration since the Buy American and Hire American Executive Order was
Read More »Customs and Border Protection Makes Changes to I-94 Record
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced they will be issuing I-94 records with both numbers and letters. Currently, I-94 records consist of 11 numbers. Starting May
Read More »Immigration Restrictions on Visa Overstays Relying on Questionable DHS Data
In response to the final policy memorandum issued by President Trump on April 22 regarding visa overstays, stakeholders question the reliability of the data relied on by
Read More »USCIS and CBP Extend Pilot Program for Canadian L-1 Nonimmigrants
USCIS announced on April 29th that a pilot program for Canadian L-1 Nonimmigrants arriving at the Blaine Port of Entry would be extended. The program allows the L-1
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About Visa Overstays
In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast, we sit down with EIG attorney Krystal Kirst to talk about the administration’s recent increased focus on foreign
Read More »President Trump Issues Memo to Combat Nonimmigrant Visa Overstays
On Monday, April 22, President Donald Trump issued a final policy memorandum to address visa overstays. The memo outlines the Administration’s commitment to border
Read More »Fee Increases Forthcoming for the Student Visa Programs
A proposed rule, issued in July of 2018 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to increase international student visa fees
Read More »Biometric Entry-Exit Rule Moves to OMB
On Tuesday, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) received an interim-final rule that would allow Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to broadly implement a system to
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